Adelaide United vs Sydney
Ref: Alireza Faghani, AustraliaCoopers Stadium, Adelaide · 17,000 cap
Match recap
Adelaide United beat Sydney 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Kitto and Alagich scored for Adelaide United; Lolley replied for Sydney. Adelaide United held 50% possession to 50% for Sydney. Adelaide United sit 2nd in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
16'
Toure
Yellow Card
41'
Grant
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Kitto
Assist: Goodwin
60'
⇄
Toure
⚽
Alagich
Assist: Dukuly
⇄
Dukuly
⇄
Jovanović
⇄
Yull
80'
⇄
Quispe
87'
⇄
Tisserand
87'
⇄
Youlley
88'
⇄
King
⇄
Goodwin
90'
⚽
Lolley
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Adelaide UnitedSydney
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
16
7
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
11
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing1 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
491
Total passes
489
405
Accurate passes
423
82%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
16
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
2
Adelaide United
4-2-3-1
Sydney
4-4-2Adelaide United
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Bart VriendsD
- 4Panagiotis KikianisD
- 7Ryan KittoD
- 9Luka JovanovićF
- 11Craig Alexander GoodwinM
- 12Jonny YullM
- 19Yaya DukulyM
- 20Dylan PieriasD
- 22Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelm SmitsG
- 23Luke ĐuzelM
- 55Ethan AlagichM
Substitutes
- 10Juan MuñizM
- 36Panashe MadanhaF
- 40Ethan Anthony Robert CoxG
- 54Bailey O'NeilD
- 58Harry CrawfordF
- 62F. Talladira
Sydney
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5Alexander Ian GrantD
- 7Piero Aldair Quispe CórdovaF
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10Joseph LolleyM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 16Joel Bruce KingD
- 23Rhyan Bert GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32Marcel Jany Émile TisserandD
- 35Al Hassan ToureM
- 36Rhys YoulleyM
Substitutes
- 1Gus HoefslootG
- 4Jordan Alan Courtney-PerkinsD
- 8W. Kamijo
- 11Abel WalateeM
- 13Patrick James WoodF
- 20T. Quintal
- 41Alexandar PopovicD
Adelaide United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Alagich | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ryan Kitto | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Luke Duzel | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Panagiotis Kikianis | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Goodwin(C) | M | 89 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Yaya Dukuly | M | 71 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Bart Vriends | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Smits | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Pierias | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jonny Yull | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Luka Jovanovic | F | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Feyzo Kasumovic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Talladira | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Cox | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey O'Neil | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Muñiz | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panashe Madanha | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Harry Crawford | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | M | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3/4 |
| Alex Grant | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Piero Quispe | F | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/5 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Joel King | D | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Wataru Kamijo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Patrick Wood | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Abel Walatee | M | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |